 Welcome. This unit discusses the main varieties of English used in the United Kingdom and in Ireland. We will look at the history of English in the United Kingdom and the tendencies towards standardisation. And we will discuss the main aspects of phonological and morphosyntactic variation to get an idea of the dialect continuum in the United Kingdom. In the virtual session where, as usual, you can use the question sheet as a default guide through the unit, we will first look at the history of English and will then step by step discuss the situation in England and Wales, in Scotland and in Ireland. Using our interactive maps you can trigger an enormous amount of information about each dialect on the British Isles. The mastery worksheet is a dynamic multiple choice task where we take up the content of the virtual session and provide you with several interesting questions. Well and the practical uses a song, yes, a song, plus several additional audio files to learn more about the United Kingdom and its dialects. I'm sure you will like this unit.